Emergency medical responder
Reliable Ambulance Service Ltd Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 80 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
Work setting- Private ambulance company
Tasks- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Administer first aid in emergency situations
- Administer pre-hospital emergency care
- Transport patients to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
- Maintain ambulances and emergency care equipment and supplies
- Document and record nature of injuries and treatment provided
- Assist hospital personnel with provision of medical treatment, if necessary
- Assess extent of injuries or illness of trauma victims to determine emergency medical treatment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses - First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Ambulance driver's licence
- Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
Security and safety- Criminal record check
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Adult Abuse Registry check
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract
Work conditions and physical capabilities- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Walking
- Sitting
- Tight deadlines
Personal suitability- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Excellent written communication
- Values and ethics
Screening questions- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Financial benefits- Group insurance benefits
Salary: $20.11 hourly
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